Hittsville Hits Bull Runnings

16012009

I’m getting hits out the wazoo today – this should set a record. For some reason, lots of folks are looking at my old post ….but I know what I like from 4/24/2007. Admittedly, this is my all-time most viewed post. Mostly people view that post as a result of searches for N. C. Wyeth. The difference today is that there are a whole heck of a lot more of you. I suppose this is due to reports of the death today of N. C.’s son, artist Andrew Wyeth. He was 91 years old, and painted (among others) the famous Christina’s World:

I’m not going to kid myself that many of you are here for any reason other than you were looking for info on the recently deceased artist and perhaps his father. But I welcome you to the site; take a look around while you’re here. Check the tag Civil War Art for some other posts on that topic.

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Nahhhh, it’s just me. I have two computer labs in my grad department and I’m going aroung to all of the computers (about 24 in each room) and am accessing your blog to see how you would react to the sudden surge of visitors… :-)

Harry,
After hacking into SkyNet last night, I figured before the cyborgs take over, you needed a little lift. So I had all the systems in the world running SETI-online access your blog before posting their results.

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!